Jelly Bean no where in sight?!

Jelly Bean no where in sight?!

Having been a loyal iphone user for 5 years, I can tell you I'm happy I changed over to the Galaxy S3. However, the lack of updates are pathetic? When will AT&T release Jelly Bean? It's a shame we are at the mercy of the cell companies. Next time I buy an Android device, I'm buying a device direct from Google so I get immediate updates. 4.2 is already coming out, and we haven't even gotten 4.1 yet. /end rant

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If you really want JB have you considered just rooting and using a custom ROM? Its not that hard and you can have the best of both worlds. I love pure stock Android but I also love the s3 hardware. I currently get to enjoy both.

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I don't understand why getting jellybean is so important I picked the phone up and loved it and still do, and I flashed cyanogenmod, paranoid android, black jelly and aokp, and after all of that I just went back to stock and haven't looked back Samsung did it right this time and though every other phone I have owned has had some kind of rom and was most likely overclocked I see no reason to slap cyanogenmod on it maybe an aosp rom compiled for this phone would be nice.....

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The problem is that you like the rest of us AT&T users is that were with At&t. AT&T could care less about jelly bean or about getting it on your phone now that they have your money. With Verizon about to release JB it would not surprise me if at&t never releases it or waits until next year. AT&T doesn't follow and setting trends that don't begin with Iphone is not something they do. They have your money and your locked in a contract, weather your happy is not of importance to them. If I wasn't still getting a corporate discount from my last employer I would drop at&t, but alas I like saving money and I would have to pay more to go anywhere else. So for now I stay with the devil known as at&t and I curse them.

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Originally Posted by Newtoandroid99

The problem is that you like the rest of us AT&T users is that were with At&t. AT&T could care less about jelly bean or about getting it on your phone now that they have your money. With Verizon about to release JB it would not surprise me if at&t never releases it or waits until next year. AT&T doesn't follow and setting trends that don't begin with Iphone is not something they do. They have your money and your locked in a contract, weather your happy is not of importance to them. If I wasn't still getting a corporate discount from my last employer I would drop at&t, but alas I like saving money and I would have to pay more to go anywhere else. So for now I stay with the devil known as at&t and I curse them.

Verizon has NOT set a release for JB, so don't assume that a leaked firmware image means they are ahead of the game. AT&T is ready to release JB, but is dragging its feet for no reason, other than "Verizon has not released it yet, so why should we?". It is fairly pathetic, but not any worse than Verizon at this point.

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Originally Posted by Newtoandroid99

The problem is that you like the rest of us AT&T users is that were with At&t. AT&T could care less about jelly bean or about getting it on your phone now that they have your money. With Verizon about to release JB it would not surprise me if at&t never releases it or waits until next year. AT&T doesn't follow and setting trends that don't begin with Iphone is not something they do. They have your money and your locked in a contract, weather your happy is not of importance to them. If I wasn't still getting a corporate discount from my last employer I would drop at&t, but alas I like saving money and I would have to pay more to go anywhere else. So for now I stay with the devil known as at&t and I curse them.

I would sell my S3 and try the Nexus 4, but it's lacking LTE... Guess I will wait for AT&T... Too bad Samsung doesn't have more leverage with the cell phone companies to expedite OS updates.

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Samsung haven't even released Jelly Bean for S2 yet. Then there's the carriers distribution process... The S3 will be in the same position next year. So yea, in your own words, it's pretty pathetic compared to how you can still update a 3 year old iPhone with the latest iOS, let alone the minor versions, all immediately.

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Please keep in mind that At&t did the same thing with the Galaxy Note in regards to updating from Gingerbread to ICS. I understand that it was a larger leap with that device however my point is the carrier is going to do what it wants to do. HTC OneX owners will be experiencing the same issue with the carrier in regards to the update to Jelly Bean.

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Originally Posted by Rancid88

don't understand why getting jellybean is so important I picked the phone up and loved it and still do, and I flashed cyanogenmod, paranoid android, black jelly and aokp, and after all of that I just went back to stock and haven't looked back

That is exactly what I did as well. I am very happy with the stock rom. I just couldn't stand some of the features the custom roms removed.

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Originally Posted by onevivip

Samsung haven't even released Jelly Bean for S2 yet. Then there's the carriers distribution process... The S3 will be in the same position next year. So yea, in your own words, it's pretty pathetic compared to how you can still update a 3 year old phone with the latest OS, let alone the minor versions, all immediately.

Apples upgrades for iOS go straight through Apple. No ridiculous excuses about the carrier needing to test the firmware, etc...The only difference I can think of with Apple, and iOS is the fact that they announce a new version of iOS 3 months in advance which gives everyone from carriers, to developers time to test it out before public release. The fact that Samsung has Jelly Bean ready, and now we're only waiting on AT&T, and Verizon to approve this release is in fact pathetic. Don't get me wrong, I still love my device regardless, but holding back a release until they're ready makes no sense. Project Butter, and Google Now is all I care about, don't want to be bothered with rooting my phone either.

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Originally Posted by ChrisXe

Apples upgrades for iOS go straight through Apple. No ridiculous excuses about the carrier needing to test the firmware, etc...The only difference I can think of with Apple, and iOS is the fact that they announce a new version of iOS 3 months in advance which gives everyone from carriers, to developers time to test it out before public release. The fact that Samsung has Jelly Bean ready, and now we're only waiting on AT&T, and Verizon to approve this release is in fact pathetic. Don't get me wrong, I still love my device regardless, but holding back a release until they're ready makes no sense. Project Butter, and Google Now is all I care about, don't want to be bothered with rooting my phone either.

Don't forget that iOS has not really evolved all that much the past two versions. The move to iOS 4 brought a bit more multi-tasking, but then has only added a few features, but not really a lot of changes to the fundamental OS. Stagnant platforms are a lot easier to deploy updates for, since there is primarily testing of applications. Android on the other hand has seen a HUGE change from 2 to 3 to 4. Notice that going from 4.0 to 4.1 to 4.2 will require a lot fewer fundamental changes, so we SHOULD see updates released more quickly. Apple also does its own support, and you may have noticed that AT&T will often send customers to Apple to deal with issues. If Samsung wanted to set up the support facilities to deal with customer calls/issues, I am sure they could charge the carriers more for devices.

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iOS has to go through carrier testing like everyone else. the release is different. iOS release means its released to the users after all testing is done.
Google releases the source code for a new OS and then its up to the manufacturer to make changes for each product and test it on each carrier. that takes months, just like it does with iOS

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Originally Posted by Targon

Don't forget that iOS has not really evolved all that much the past two versions. The move to iOS 4 brought a bit more multi-tasking, but then has only added a few features, but not really a lot of changes to the fundamental OS. Stagnant platforms are a lot easier to deploy updates for, since there is primarily testing of applications. Android on the other hand has seen a HUGE change from 2 to 3 to 4. Notice that going from 4.0 to 4.1 to 4.2 will require a lot fewer fundamental changes, so we SHOULD see updates released more quickly. Apple also does its own support, and you may have noticed that AT&T will often send customers to Apple to deal with issues. If Samsung wanted to set up the support facilities to deal with customer calls/issues, I am sure they could charge the carriers more for devices.

Honestly you couldn't be more wrong. Each new iOS update regardless of how innovative or not takes Apple precisely 3 months from when they officially announce it to the public, and when each device becomes eligible to download it. Google announces a new version of Android, and most devices either never see it, or it takes them 6 months to a year to receive it, and by then they're already a firmware or 2 behind. Carrier branding sucks, and OEM skinning for the most part sucks too. Every Android device should be Nexus(similar to how MS is doing with WP), and all updates should be done through Google, and not the OEM, or carrier.

Edit: If Android OEMs didn't make such awesome hardware I would have never jumped ship LOL! I love my S3, I just like to complain alot, and really want project butter, and Google Now. :P